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<< This group buy has been closed. A new thread (marked ROUND 2) has been created for people who are interested in new purchases. >>

NOTE: This group buy ends on July 31, 2008.
 

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Here is a picture of what my old fluid caps & handles used to look like. I had the outer edges of the fluid caps plus the entire fluid handles powder coated candy blue, then clear powder coated for long-term protection.

 

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Additional items that are available at extra cost:

Billet Aluminum Oil Cap - $27.00 includes shipping
* This billet aluminum piece fits over the top of an OEM oil cap
* This piece is plain - not engraved
* I believe this cap will only work for 3.9L, 5.2L, and 5.9L engines - anyone with a 4.7L V8 or 3.7L V6 should examine the picture to determine whether it will work properly with your factory oil cap
* These oil caps are not compatible with Mopar Performance Valve Covers.

Billet Battery Strap - $45.00 includes shipping
* This billet battery strap should work with both OEM and Optima batteries
* This piece is engraved with horizontal lines & ram's head
* The battery strap is produced/shipped raw - if you want to highlight the engraved areas with paint or powder coating you will need to perform this procedure on your own after delivery.

The same ordering procedures apply as detailed above.
 

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in the case of us that are running aftermarket electric fans and coolant overflow bottles with a 99 washer fluid bottle what happens?

we get stuck with a washer fluid cap that doesnt fit and a coolant overflow cap that doesnt have a home?? lol

or is there other options for us

they look hot by the way...if there is a way around these issues im so in :banana2:
 

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in the case of us that are running aftermarket electric fans and coolant overflow bottles with a 99 washer fluid bottle what happens?

we get stuck with a washer fluid cap that doesnt fit and a coolant overflow cap that doesnt have a home?? lol

or is there other options for us

they look hot by the way...if there is a way around these issues im so in :banana2:
Technically you could order the 5 pieces you need and skip the other 2, but the per-piece price for those 5 items is about the same as the discounted rate we're being offered for the whole 7 piece kit. I'm sure you could recoup a few bucks by re-selling those 2 extra pieces on the forum or e-bay...
 

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i suppose....do they offer a washer fluid cap for the 99 style??

if so do you see an issue with mixing and matching on a 7pc set??
Yes I can get you a '99-style washer fluid cap to go with your '00 kit - no problem, since the cap/handle kits are being built to order all at once. Just make sure that you remind me of that detail when you place your order.
 

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Done and Done....

Would it be possible to get the rad cap blank instead of with the ram head logo?
I don't see why not - less work for them to do...
Did you still want the engraving on the coolant/washer fluid caps?

Send me a PM with your preferences just so I have it archived.
 
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I don't see why not - less work for them to do...
Did you still want the engraving on the coolant/washer fluid caps?

Send me a PM with your preferences just so I have it archived.
Yeah I like everything else....just don't want the Ram head logo. PM sent....

Another question tho...... do they make oil caps for the Mopar Valve covers? or a cover for a cap that will fit them?
 

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Sin, who's doing the tooling? Is Randy doing it again, just not selling them directly? I noticed a while back that his email address wasn't any good anymore. It did last way past his website.

IndyD
 

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Yeah I like everything else....just don't want the Ram head logo. PM sent....

Another question tho...... do they make oil caps for the Mopar Valve covers? or a cover for a cap that will fit them?
Once upon a time he used to make some cool caps for Mopar valve covers, but he said he didn't want to offer them this time around - they take too much labor per unit to produce.
 

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are these the same people that make the fuse box covers? if so id like to get everything all at once. is that possible?
They are different companies, but I'm the one organizing both group buys.

I already have the billet fuse box covers in my hands right now. Dave @ Billet Pro was winding down and getting ready to close up his shop for good when I finally got ahold of him on the phone. Dave didn't want to make me just one cover for my own truck, so I convinced him to make a whole batch of covers. I used my tax refund to pre-pay for everything up front, and have been recouping my money as they sell one by one.

I have about 6x 97-00 covers and 6x 01-04 covers remaining - once they're gone, that's all folks. If you want to order both items right now I can ship the cover to you immediately, then follow up with the caps/handles when they're produced.
 

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Sin, who's doing the tooling? Is Randy doing it again, just not selling them directly? I noticed a while back that his email address wasn't any good anymore. It did last way past his website.

IndyD
Yes, this is Randy @ Tooling Design Company making the caps/handles. He runs a machine shop full time, the automotive products were just a side project for him. The rest of his projects kept the shop really busy, and I think all the e-mails/phone calls/questions/comments/forums/etc. just ate up too much of his time so he stopped selling stuff online. I have been trying to get a batch of handles/caps produced for over two years through Randy or Bob Wagner, but couldn't get anyone to commit to the project until now.

That's the same thing that happened with Billet Pro over the past couple of years - he was still in business, but went offline to deal with wholesale bulk sales instead of individual consumers. In the end Billet Pro did go out of business so he could explore other ventures, but I was able to order that one last batch of covers before he closed his doors.
 

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I am so in and good thing the orders will go 6-8 weeks because I am on limited funds right now lol
6-8 weeks is an estimate, depends on whether a constant flow of people remain interested in adding orders. If the orders stop coming in 4-6 weeks from now, I may close up the list just so production can begin. I will try to give everyone at least 1-2 weeks notice when I establish a final date. I would expect this to end sooner than later though, I don't want this to linger past the end of July.
 
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